New Jersey Schools Holding Mock Elections

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during the town hall debate at Washington University on October 9, 2016 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

ORADELL, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Schools in New Jersey are holding mock elections for the 2016 campaign, and in a departure from the real-life campaign, students are focusing on the candidates’ policies, and not on their personal history.